Eden Prairie - Eden Prairie

On April 8, 2011 at 05:30 PM, Eden Prairie - Eden Prairie experienced a crash involving Rockwell Shrike Commander 500, operated by U.S. Department of Commerce, with the event recorded near Eden Prairie Minnesota.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The pilot reported that he performed a stabilized visual approach with a right crosswind. The airplane touched down on the centerline and subsequently drifted to the right. The pilot overcorrected for the drift and the airplane veered hard to the left. The airplane continued off the left side of the runway and skidded to a complete stop. The right main landing gear collapsed and the right wingtip hit the ground, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage and wing. A postaccident inspection of the airplane revealed no preimpact anomalies. The pilot additionally reported that there was no mechanical malfunction or failure.

Aircraft reference details include registration N51RF, MSN 500-3298, year of manufacture 1976.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 44.8547°, -93.4708°.